Saif Hadi

Saif Hadi (22 October 1979-18 March 2016) was a Saudi Arabian gay rights activist.

Biography
Saif Hadi was born on 22 October 1979 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to a Muslim family. Hadi was forced to be a heterosexual while growing up due to the kingdom's punishment of homosexuals, but he was later accused of having sexual contact with a man and was sentenced to death by the Saudi government when he refused to repent, becoming an activist for gay rights in the country. As a result, he was executed by beheading on 18 March 2016.